Dispersion of adeleid oocysts by vertebrates in Gran Canaria, Spain: report and literature review

0554938 - BC 2022 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Santana-Hernández, K.M. - Priestnall, S. - Modrý, David - Rodriguez-Ponce, E.
Dispersion of adeleid oocysts by vertebrates in Gran Canaria, Spain: report and literature review.
Parasitology. Roč. 148, č. 13 (2021), s. 1588-1594. ISSN 0031-1820. E-ISSN 1469-8161
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : coccidian parasites * adelina * Ecology * insect pathology * invasive species * parasitology * protozoa
OECD category: Parasitology
Impact factor: 3.243, year: 2021
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/parasitology/article/dispersion-of-adeleid-oocysts-by-vertebrates-in-gran-canaria-spain-report-and-literature-review/2BF2F7716A3E00EA665420264723132D

Within the family Adeleidae, Adelina spp. belong to a group of arthropod pathogens. These parasites have been reported to have a wide geographic distribution, however, there are no reports of these protists in the Canary Islands, Spain. One of the peculiarities of the life cycle of Adelina spp. is the participation of a predator, because fecundation and sporulation occur inside the body cavity, and so necessitate destruction of the definitive host. The involvement therefore of a 'dispersion host', which eats the definitive host and spreads the oocysts through its faeces, is critical for the maintenance of certain Adelina spp. On the island of Gran Canaria, adeleid oocysts have been found in stool samples from four animals, three California kingsnakes (Lampropeltis californiae), and one feral cat. These animals were part of a larger coprological study of vertebrate parasites (117 snakes, 298 cats), where pseudoparasitic elements were also recorded. L. californiae and feral cats are invasive species which are widespread across the island and this novel finding of Adelina spp. oocysts in their faeces suggests that they could also serve as potential sentinel species for arthropod parasites.
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